Ulysses is a boy's name of English origin meaning “Odysseus.” In 2024 it was given to 152 boys in the United States.
Ulysses belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Odysseus” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ulysses first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #272 in 1895, and in 2024 152 babies received the name — 18,484 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ulysses means “Odysseus” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ulysses is a boy name. In 2024, 152 babies received the name in the US.
Ulysses comes from the English & American tradition.
Ulysses first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #272 in 1895, and 152 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ulysses is pronounced /juːˈlɪ.siːz/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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